Two South-West national leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and a former governor of Osun state, Bisi Akande on Tuesday met with all the 33 aspirants contesting the party’s governorship ticket in Ekiti State as part of efforts to produce a consensus candidate for the election, following the violent disruption of the guber primary earlier conducted in the state.

Court Orders PDP To Pay N180m To Senior Lawyer

Judge of the Federal High Court, Abuja, Jude Okeke, on Tuesday ordered the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to pay N180 million to Samuel Okutepa, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), being his professional fee.

Justice Okeke, who delivered judgment in a suit filed by Okutepa against the PDP, said Okutepa deserved to be paid the money for handling the cases for the party.

“The defendant is directed to pay the claimant N180 million being the earned professional fee for defending and prosecuting their cases listed out in the applicant’s statements of claims,” the judge held.

The Presidency says there is no cause for alarm over the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to visit his doctor in the United Kingdom, stressing that the visit was merely for medical review. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adeshina stated this on Tuesday when he appeared on Channels TV. According to him

Contrary to emerging reports that the Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi has been suspended by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the South East Vice-Chairman of the Party Austin Umahi, has insisted his brother and Governor is not serving any suspension by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party.

Ebonyi Bans Mobile Devices At Government House After Leaks

Ebonyi state government has banned the use of phones, laptops, ipads, voice recorders including any electron magnetic device after policies and deliberations of the state executive council were leaked to opposition parties.

In particular, electronic equipment will not be allowed “inside the executive chamber and governor's office”, according to the ban.

The leadership of the National Assembly has assured Nigerians that the 2018 appropriation bill will be passed by the end of this week. President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki announced this to journalists after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja